National Review's Radio Free California Podcast
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A show about the perilous state of the Golden State—and what that means for you, wherever you live. California is the hothouse lab of the Left, the nation-state creating the statist policies, art, and lifestyles of the future – and generating the political dollars to make them a reality in a community near you. Hosts Will Swaim (California Policy Center) and David Bahnsen (The Bahnsen Group, Fox Business News commentator, conservative activist) beam this weekly show internationally, from mostly undisclosed pirate-radio platforms west of the Sierra Nevada. [Intro music graciously provided by Los Angeles-based Metalachi, the metal/mariachi soundtrack of the...
Episode 378: The Call Is Coming from Inside the Statehouse
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Roosevelt interns Japanese-Americans (Feb 19, 1942)Go for Broke! (1951 film)Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, “Farewell to Manzanar”JD Vance speech Newsom to business owners: Shut up!California court rules against baker in revival of same-sex wedding cake disputesWe forced the San Diego Housing Commission to repeal its race-based housing assistance programCalifornians are in for a ‘rud
Episode 377: California’s Synthetic Outlaws Bring the Chaos
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Gov. Pat Brown on the decline of the Democratic Party, UCLA, 1967‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakesGov. Newsom says meeting with Pres. Trump at White House over LA wildfire aid was 'very productive'California governor signs 2 ‘Trump-proofing’ bills a day after returning from DC tripNewsom signs the bill while acknowledging loop
Episode 376: Trump-Proof . . . Poof!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Knute Rockne, All AmericanReagan as George GippA disinformation deluge on California policiesThe owner of the LA Times takes the red pillThousands rally in downtown Los Angeles, shut down 101 Freeway to protest Trump’s immigration policiesCalifornia Democrats delay vote to ‘Trump-proof’ the state and protect immigrantsGavin Newsom heads to D.C. to meet with Trump officials abou
Episode 375: Exxon Strikes Back
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Julie Hamill: @hamill_lawCalifornia Justice CenterExxonMobil sues Rob Bonta over defamation campaignRob Bonta gives back more fraught campaign fundsSeneca Scott: @SenecaSpeaks21What’s next in the Oakland FBI corruption case? Barbara Lee officially launches campaign for Oakland mayor“If we do not change course, we will be roughly $115 million negative. We have already breached i
Episode 374: This Plane Is Going to Cuba
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesConservatives chalk up win as PepsiCo agrees to ‘viewpoint neutrality’ in ad-buyingAlleged Hijacker Brought Back to U.S. After 32 YearsList of Cuba–United States aircraft hijackingsThe Hijacker at Pump #4Donald Trump lays out two demands in exchange for California wildfire aidWildfire of the Vanities: California’s political model has failedRevived effort to put California secess
Episode 373: Donald Trump Is Coming to Town
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditionsTrump is trying to end birthright citizenship. Now, California is suing himTrump wants to ‘drill, baby, drill.’ California wants to push electric carsMoss Landing, the world’s biggest grid battery, caught fire againHow California could benefit if Trump actually dissolved the Educa
Episode 372: Karen Bass-O-Matic
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Speaker Mike Johnson suggests 'conditions' needed on federal aid for LA wildfire victimsNewsom adds LA wildfire funding to Trump-proofing special sessionGavin Newsom and California Democrats reach $50M deal to Trump-proof the stateNewsom on “Meet the Press”California’s wildfire insurance catastropheAs LA fires rage, California’s insurance commissioner imposes 1-year ban on poli
Episode 371: L.A. Is Burning
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Mayor out of the country as Los Angeles burns, residents plead for helpTrump, Musk unleash on California Democrats over wildfiresBiden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, George SorosGeorge Gascón Admits He's Behind Soros Progressive Prosecutor Project, Secured $50M Seed Donation to ACLUSome Anti-Israel Protesters Are PaidFact-checkers, targeted by MAGA loy
Episode 370: Civil Fights
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Trump allies warn California leaders, including LA Mayor Karen Bass, that they could go to prison over sanctuary city lawsHow Harmeet Dhillon can tame the beast at DOJCalifornia restaurant cites ‘Ladies Night’ discrimination lawsuit as cause for closureLima Chef John MarquezAmid threats to rewrite the Constitution, Senator Wiener calls for rescinding California’s calls for Cons
Episode 369: The Year of Living Dangerously Again
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:L.A. Times’ billionaire owner (and is family) ignite a tug-of-war over paper’s futureL.A. Times Guild calls for one-day walkoutL.A. Times owner’s decision not to endorse in presidential race sparks resignations, questionsLos Angeles Times Owner Wades Deeper Into Opinion SectionPatrick Soon-Shiong’s controversial shakeup at the L.A. Times: ‘Bias meter,’ opinion upheaval and a ca
Episode 368: California’s Manchurian Candidate
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Bahnsen Group announces new Grand Rapids officeJudge rejects lawsuit over ‘liberated’ ethnic studies classes in LAUSDAnti-Israel United Teachers Los Angeles seminar Biden considering blanket preemptive pardons for perceived enemies of TrumpChina’s Critical Minerals Embargo Is Even Tougher Than ExpectedGavin goes global: Newsom takes a risk on ChinaL.A. County supervisors seek a
Special Episode: Deliver Us from Evil [367]
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:John Manly, Manly, Stewart & FinaldiL.A. Catholic church covered up molesting priests for decades. The price: $1.5 billion and so much painWill Swaim: In public schools we trust?Documentary: Deliver Us From Evil
Episode 366: How to 'Newsom-Proof' California
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Latino Imperial County goes for Trump California coastal enclave near sanctuary city tries to 'Newsom-proof' itselfCalifornia’s unemployment numbers are in. How do they rank nationally?Newsom proposes $25M from state legislature to 'Trump-proof' CaliforniaCalifornia will not help Trump’s deportation plans, Alex Padilla saysSen.-elect Adam Schiff doesn’t want to talk about Trump
Episode 365: Make America California Again
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Trump’s labor choice: Unions over workersSan Francisco crypto mogul buys $6.2 million banana taped to a wall, plans to eat itO.C. judge dismisses state challenge to Huntington Beach Voter ID lawsLong Beach police will no longer patrol Metro trains, stationsBay Area home values have risen everywhere — except in this cityNewsom to visit California counties that voted for TrumpGav
Episode 364: Drinking the California Kool-Aid
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:The Jonestown Massacre, November 18, 1978What’s taking California so long to count its ballots from Election Day?California Gov. Kamala Harris? New poll finds she’d have a clear advantageTrump nearly beats Harris in Latino Imperial County, and a GOP Assembly candidate beats his Dem opponentAssemblyman James Gallagher sends open letter to President-elect Trump to solve Californi
Episode 363: A Message to Our Liberal Friends
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Trump Didn't Deserve to Win, But We Deserved to Lose
Episode 362: The Return of the Resistance State
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:David: What to Pay Attention to in the Election ResultsDavid: The Arrogance of Celebrity: How Kamala Harris’s Strategy BackfiredLA Times: Democrats keep expecting whit
Episode 361: Newsom’s Gas Pain
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesHobart "Hobie" Alter (October 31, 1933-March 29, 2014)Trump’s Ridiculous Media Gambit Roasted as it Crashes and BurnsDaughter of L.A. Times owner says endorsement decision stemmed from Harris stance on Gaza W
Episode 360: The Los Angeles Times Refuses to Endorse Kamala Harris
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela, who changed MLB by sparking Fernandomania, dies at 63My cancellation only proves my point about California’s illiberalism
Episode 359: Barney Fifedom
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Man arrested outside rally a ‘committed Trump supporter,’ Clark County GOP chair saysThe human costs of Kamala Harris’ war on truancy
Episode 358: Reality Fights
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes:Hey, Kamala: David has a name – it’s cohost of Radio Free California!Kamala Harris’s campaign manager is Julie Chávez Rodríguez, a Central Valley-born and raised granddaughter of Cesar ChavezMagic Johnson campaigns with Harris in MichiganInside Stanford’s fight to keep a precious diary about China’s troubled pastJudge temporarily blocks new California election deepfake law, ci
Episode 357: Kill Bills!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes:Chattel slavery: formal apology.New California law bans Native American mascots at K-12 schoolsCalifornia is first state to banish Froot Loops from school cafeteriasGov. Newsom Signs Legislation Protecting Workers From Forced Political and Religious MessagingIs your closet full of old clothes? A new California law will require the fashion industry to take them back for freeBil
Episode 356: Kamala Harris Loves Small Businesses to Death
Email Usdbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show NotesA’s fans chant 'Sell the Team,' take home Coliseum dirt and seats during final gamesBefore the Oakland Coliseum there was Wrigley Field LA, opening Sept 29, 1925Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Moderated Conversation with Oprah Winfrey at a Unite for America 2024 EventCalifornia firefighters will soon have a 66-hour work week. Why Cal Fire will make the changeFaculty accuse
Episode 355: Prop-O-Rama!
Will and Cal Policy government affairs director Lance Christensen discuss the ten propositions on California's November ballot. Music by Metalachi.
Episode 354: Giving California Workers the Boot
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:California Legislature quietly spends millions on Italian stonework for Capitol Annex ProjectTrump’s threat to withhold firefighting aid to California is blasted by firefighters unionBehind the scenes of Trump’s Rancho Palos Verdes meeting with the city’s mayorMy Kid Has a Firm Reason Not to Vote for Kamala Harris. I’m Not Sure How to Respond.How Kamala Harris Fought to Keep No
Episode 353: Lights Out!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Lights out in La La LandBahnsen on X: “Kamala Harris completely derailed him by pushing his ego buttons.”Julie Su brought Calif. corruption to the White House — and Harris will keep her thereCalifornia state senator’s former staffer sues lawmaker for alleged sexual harassmentOnce again, California beats every other state when it comes to povertyExclusive: California’s homeless
Episode 532: Bill-O-Rama 20234
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA
Episode 351: Is This the End of Gavin Newsom?
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Harris and Walz’s exclusive joint interview with CNNA town’s name recalls the massacre of Indigenous people. Will changing it bring healing?‘White supremacy, patriarchy and colonialism’: Behind S.F.’s $3 million plan to cull its monumentsOpinion: We’re living under a flawed Constitution. Let’s start fresh and rewrite itIs this curtains for Gavin Newsom? CA Senate Pro Tem refuse
Episode 350: The Californication of America
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:“The Plot Thickens: The Araner” podcast with Ben ManckiewiczDNC Day 1: The Union Makes Us Strong!Gavin Newsom navigates new role behind Kamala HarrisA Newsom gaffe-festCalifornia Dems want to help undocumented immigrants buy homes – during presidential raceDeal reached in feud between California news outlets and Google: $250 million to support journalism but no new lawCaliforni
Episode 349: Kamala Harris’s California Department of Injustice
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesWilliam Saroyan, “The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse”Steven Greenhut: Harris distorts democracy to aid unionsWhen your opponent calls you ‘communist,’ maybe don’t propose price controls?Kamala Harris rolls out a policy proposal: Increase the corporate tax rate to 28 percentHiltzik: Harris is right about housing assistance and price gouging. Here’s what you should knowCalifo
Episode 348: How to Kill California Business without Really Trying
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Bahnsen rings the bell at NYSE!How Denis Kearney nearly killed the Democratic Party in CaliforniaCalifornia lawmaker blasts newly GOP Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil as a ‘fake Republican’SpaceX moving Dragon recovery to California watersCalifornia’s businesses stop hiringLA County officials respond to Newsom's warning about not clearing homeless encampmentsBreed orders S.F. homeless p
Episode 347: Those Who Can’t Teach Become Real Estate Developers
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Everything was going Kamala Harris’ way. Then came the market sell-off.What Chevron's move to Houston means for the energy capitalTony Thurmond seeks to build millions of affordable housing units for teachersLAUSD ordered to hand over records in long-running funding dispute with archdiocese10 years later, California may finally allow undocumented immigrants cell service subsidi
Episode 346: Look for Her Union Label
Email Usdbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show NotesGavin Newsom sends thanks to Texas as wildfires rageWho’s on Gavin Newsom’s friends and foes lists?Harris embraces teachers’ unions. Republicans sense an opening.UCLA ordered by judge to craft plan in support of Jewish studentsCalifornia Democrats, labor leaders vow to fight for Uber driver benefits after Supreme Court lossNewsom orders California officials to remove homeless en
Episode 345: Sex? Yes, Please!
Email Usdbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show NotesAn Ode to Bob Newhart (Rob Long on the inimitable legacy of a comedy icon)San Diego must be more aggressive on sidewalk repair, grand jury saysSan Diego City Council OKs sales tax ballot measure for November ElectionInformation for Moms for Liberty members to include their children's schools in the injunctionOpinion: Bay Area bond is an unnecessarily costly way to add affordable
Episode 344: No More Public Saks (Fifth Avenue) in San Francisco
Email Usdbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA Show NotesKamala Harris was not a ‘progressive prosecutor’From David Sacks to Elon Musk, Silicon Valley’s Trump backers cheer JD Vance as VP pickFormer L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announces another run for California governorGov. Newsom vetoes homelessness spending accountability billCalifornia fails to track its homelessness spending or results, a new audit saysA new generation of def
Episode 343: Emergency Episode — The Legal Response to Newsom’s A.B. 1955
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Noteserae@libertyjusticecenter.orgjulie@calpolicycenter.org
Episode 342: Least Mode!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesThat week in San FranciscoNewsom signs bill banning schools from notifying parents about student gender identityParents Outraged by School District’s Plan to Conceal Students’ Gender IdentityGavin Newsom Launches Podcast With NFL Legend Marshawn LynchIf Joe Biden stepped aside, how would Kamala Harris’ record affect her candidacy?Oakland Crime Drop Touted by Newsom, Local Dems B
Episode 341: One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Landed in a Tent on the Street
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesDemocrats Eager to Prop Up Kamala Harris as Biden TeetersUnburdened by what has been: The case for Kamala HarrisCNN: Calling Kamala Harris a ‘DEI hire’ is what bigotry looks likeWill the Grants Pass ruling on homelessness spur smaller cities to shoo people into L.A.?State Sen. John Moorlach’s history of homelessness in CaliforniaTIMELINE: FBI political corruption investigation i
Episode 340: Chevron Deference & California’s Regulatory Ottoman Empire
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:St. Junípero Serra statue targeted by protests in 2020 is now settled in a new homeUSC prof clearedNatalie Bowles in the Free PressGavin Newsom had sex with his best friend’s wife, who allegedly ‘showed up passed out’ outside Newsom’s doorList of California state agenciesJustices uphold laws targeting homelessness with criminal penaltiesGovernor Newsom statement on Supreme Cour
Episode 339: The Weak in Gavin Newsom
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesTranscript of the State of the StateNewsom's Wife, Kids Relocating to Posh Marin County So Their Oldest Can Attend $60k/Year High SchoolSponsor:ADF
Episode 338: Fear of the White Black Studies Scholar
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Measure to restrict tax increases cannot appear on November ballot, California Supreme Court rulesJerry West, Lakers legend and architect of ‘Showtime’ era, dies at 86Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants legend and MLB all-time great, is dead‘California wins big’ with Biden’s new immigration policy shielding undocumented spousesLess than half approve of Newsom, the California legi
Episode 337: Talking About Mike Rowe’s Back behind His Face
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:"Something to Stand For" movieMusic audio used with permission.
Episode 336: Unleash the Hounds
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:US VP Harris welcomes rescue of hostages, mourns innocent lives lost in GazaHarris blasts Rep. Byron Donalds for comments on Black families under Jim CrowJudge halts UC academic workers’ strike, citing ‘damage to students’A year after Newsom called for constitutional amendment on gun safety, no other states have joined himSacramento’s tax rebate giveaway two years ago is coming
Special Episode: The Year of Living Dangerously Stupid [335]
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Mari Barke congressional testimony on the impact of illegal immigration on public educationPolitico’s Carla Marinucci endorses Rep. Robert Garcia (D–Long Beach) on Fauci testimonyBack to schools: Orange County’s board of education recommendations on school reopenings during CovidHiltzik: Inside Orange County’s bizarre school-reopening vote
Episode 334: Unstrange Bedfellowness
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Solar project to destroy thousands of Joshua trees in the Mojave DesertRubio’s Coastal Grill, citing rising business costs, abruptly shuts down 48 restaurants in CaliforniaCalifornia lawmakers unveil budget rejecting Gavin Newsom spending cuts. Here’s their planNew bill in California legislature would allow undocumented college students to work on campusSenator Portantino, lawm
Episode 333: She Is the Eggman
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:‘He was Mr. San Diego’: Basketball icon Bill Walton remembered for his generosity, philanthropy, civic prideLocal non-profit discusses Bill Walton's involvement on trying to curb homelessness crisisEric Abbenante on Walton on XS.F. removes controversial ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag from Civic Center Plaza, saying it has been co-optedLifeguard who took down Pride flags at beach sues
Episode 332: Gavin Newsom Doesn’t Care about Black People
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Another surprising reason Joe Biden should now step asideDaily Show brutally roasts Kamala Harris word salads by introducing her ‘holistic advisor’: ‘A process I call speaking without thinking'Sonoma State president retires after being placed on leave for supporting anti-Israel boycottUC Santa Cruz academic workers stage strike over UC protest responseWSJ: Gavin Newsom says no
Episode 331: Newsom Fiddles in Rome, California Burns
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:San Francisco’s Committee of Vigilance rises again (May 14, 1856)When Newsom flies to Italy, a little-known nonprofit will foot the bill. Here’s what to knowCalifornia university president put on leave for ‘insubordination’ after meeting Gaza protesters’ demandsPolice clear UC Irvine camp, make arrests after protesters occupy science building‘Maximize chaos.’ UC academic worker
Episode 330: Singing That Killers of the Flowers Tune
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesThe “Mexican” holiday began and continues in earnest – in a small California mountain townJane Fonda Day declared in LA County; she pushes for action on climate crisisLookout Santa Cruz, digital site with a backstory, wins Pulitzer for breaking newsColumn: MAGA loves Gaza protests on campus. Here’s whyAfter violent night at UCLA, classes canceled, UC president launches investiga
Episode 329: Central Valley of the Dolls
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesThieves snatch Rep. Adam Schiff’s luggage in S.F. He gives dinner speech without a suitNew charges for protester charged with threatening Bakersfield council members, staffUTLA May Day CelebrationNewsom celebrates storage milestone but confirms blackouts are not over yetIn killing this bill, California Democrats proved they’re lap dogs for Gov. Newsom Planned Parenthood Northern
Episode 328: How California Became ‘The Home of the Homeless’
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:David L. Bahnsen Truist Shareholder Meeting Presentation VideoThe complicated legacy of César ChávezDozens of pro-Palestine protesters arrested at USC following demonstrationsCal Poly Humboldt closed through the weekend as protests continueSecret Service agent assigned to Kamala Harris hospitalized after exhibiting "distressing behavior," officials sayBiden administration final
Episode 327: Run, O. J., Run!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAFoundations of Freedom: The Importance of America's Constitutional PillarsRegister for Newport Beach (April 30) or San Jose (May 1)Show Notes:Google fires employees over anti-Israel office sit-Ins‘Please leave!’ A Jewish UC Berkeley dean confronts pro-Palestinian activist at his homeProvost announces valedictorian won’t speak at graduation in MayA student sent a swastika to a Jewish lawma
Episode 326: Gavin Newsom Gets Hit by His Own Pitch
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAFoundations of Freedom: The Importance of America's Constitutional Pillars:Register for Newport Beach (April 30) or San Jose (May 1)Take the National Review Podcasts Survey:National Review strives to bring you the best content across all platforms, including podcasts like this one, and that means always working to improve. To do that, we need your feedback. Please take a moment to complet
Episode 325: Julie Su Helps Julie Su
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCANational Review Institute in California: "Foundations of Freedom: The Importance of America's Constitutional Pillars"Register for Newport Beach (April 30) or San Jose (May 1)Show NotesDr. Greg Bahnsen and workStalled Labor pick Julie Su lets herself off the hook for California’s missing billionsCalifornia Sen. Laphonza Butler boasts ‘win’ for crime victims fund despite less money for the
Episode 324: How to Kill Business without Really Trying
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Before Jackie, Paige dueled Feller in league ahead of its timeGovernor Newsom’s open letter to California’s Muslim, Palestinian American, and Arab American communitiesYerba Buena Center to reopen exhibition following pro-Palestine protests Christian group is ‘luring’ students with free pizza at lunch, Clovis parents sayAttorney General Bonta files lawsuit against Apple: Smartph
Episode 323: California Dems Discover Trump’s Virtues
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:March 19: St. Joseph’s Day and the miracle of the return of the swallows to CapistranoWill’s conversation with Mike “Dirty Jobs” Rowe'Find the Votes': Newsom scrounging for Democrat mail-in ballots to pass signature tax increaseCalifornia’s latest audited financials reveal a serious problemCalifornia’s deficit: Bring your alibisKatie Porter regrets calling primary election rigg
Episode 322: I Left My Heartless in San Francisco
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:California’s primary turnout not a record low, but vote count still slowCalifornia’s electorate doesn’t reflect the state’s diversity. It’s time to fix thatWe still don’t know the outcome of Proposition 1. Why is the vote so close?Opinion: Steve Garvey’s strange win is a loss for California election reform. Here’s the solutionBill Essayli campaign pageThe Republican Party doesn
Episode 321: California’s Electra Complex
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Supreme Court turns down challenge to N.Y. rent control with implications for CaliforniaKlamath Dam Removal: ‘It’s an Environmental Disaster’California’s war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired. Lawmakers are trying againCalifornia says gas prices could spike 50 cents a gallon next year thanks to this climate programCarbon-Related Jobs In Kern County Not A Sure ThingForm
Episode 320: Gavin Newsom Is Not Running for White House but Is Dropping Millions in Red-State Ad Buy
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:What was and was not true when Donald Trump blasted California, Gavin Newsom at CPACSelf-Proclaimed ‘Dissident’ Trump Rails on Newsom, Calls Migrants’ Languages a ‘Horrible Thing’Newsom defends Biden, says "he's doing everything he needs to do"Newsom unveils multistate ad campaign to fight abortion travel restrictions in red statesAre Gavin Newsom backers raising money for a po
Episode 319: House of Card Sharks
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Contemplating the unthinkable: Harris 2024California’s budget deficit is worse than anticipated — and much worse than Newsom projectedRep. Tom McClintock explains the case against the case against Alejandro MayorkasPorter defends ad highlighting little-known GOP rival in Senate raceSan Francisco appoints first noncitizen to serve on Elections CommissionJudge declines to block H
Episode 318: Kamala Harris Is Ready to Swerve
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:No, Pete Wilson wasn’t right, and other takeaways from Carl DeMaio’s absurd adBonta pushes for parent consent on social media but not in schoolsKamala Harris Calls Special Counsel’s Biden Report ‘Politically Motivated’Kamala Harris says she is ready to serve as Biden faces age scrutinyCalifornia Senate candidates spar over Dem's proposal for $50 minimum wage: 'Do the math'Rushe
Episode 317: California’s Woke Wake Up
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Rapper Snoop Dogg has ‘Nothing but love and respect’ for TrumpVice President Kamala Harris returns to Northern California to a divided Democratic PartyDeSantis offers to send Florida National Guard to CaliforniaBurritos and Big Macs to cost more in California as pay risesWhat you need to know about California’s Proposition 1California lawmakers unveil sweeping legislative propo
Episode 316: Putin on the Ritz
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:US laughs off reports of Putin eyeing Alaska as Russia's 'former real estate': 'Not getting it back'2024 Super Bowl: 10 reasons why 49ers are headed to Las Vegas after rallying past Lions in NFC ChampionshipPelosi faces criticism for suggesting some pro-Palestinian protesters are connected to RussiaOn Twitter: "Go back to China"Video shows 2-year-old wandering the street after
Episode 315: Their Satanic Majesty’s Many Requests
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta to be honored by Los Angeles CountyCharities linked to UFW are clearedGrapes of union wrathRFC’s interview with Dan GerawanThe dubious legacy of César ChávezNewsom hitting South Carolina, Nevada to stump for BidenL.A. Times Guild calls for one-day walkoutL.A. Times’ billionaire owner (and is family) ignite a tug-of-war over paper’s futureCSU a
Episode 314: Mo’ Monkey, Mo’ Problems
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Full-Time: Work and the meaning of lifeGavin Newsom reveals plan to fix California spending deficit. What’s in his $291 billion budgetLegislature’s analyst gives mixed review of Newsom budgetDavid Crane: The Kounalakis tax increasePoll: California could be Trump’s ace in nomination fight; he’s way ahead‘This person should not be president’: Kamala Harris takes hits in book on B
Episode 313: America’s Unlocked Back Door
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Gov. Leland Stanford’s inaugural address, January 10, 1862 ‘Veep-for-Palestine’ Kamala Harris is undermining Biden's presidencyCalifornia’s fast-food casualtiesWorld's first AI-powered restaurant soon opening doors in PasadenaCalifornia retailers are now required to have gender-neutral toy aislesAnother California gift to TexasResponse continues to Lithium-ion battery fire on c
Episode 312: Everything Auld Is Newsom Again
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Rick Reiff’s website538: Biden polling is under 40%Red state Democrats have some advice for Gavin NewsomGavin goes global: Newsom takes a risk on ChinaWill Gavin Newsom wind up as one of California’s unpopular ex-governors?Mathews: Come home, Kamala Harris, and run for governorCalifornia loses population for an unprecedented third year. It could cost state real cloutNewsom's ad
Episode 311: The Process Is the Punishment
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery”Mayor-elect vows 10-year strategyShohei Ohtani turned down Giants’ $700M offer. Buster Posey reflects on team’s ‘free-agent slump’California drops sexual harassment suit in $54 million settlement with ActivisionNewsom's administration orders state spending freeze as it braces for big budget problemExodus slams California’s revenuesEnvironmentalists
Episode 310: Six Flags over Fresno
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:‘This is a place for everyone.’ Hundreds gather to raise Palestinian flag in downtown FresnoUpdate: 3 Oakland cafe workers out of a job after confrontation over anti-Semitic graffitiRosenthal: Shohei Ohtani’s $700M deal shows that baseball is far from brokenTax breakdown on Ohtani’s take-home payKevin McCarthy: I’m leaving the House but not the fightMcCarthy resignation sets of
Episode 309: 'I' is for 'Intifada'
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:VDH: De Santis’s Reality Defeats Newsom’s Fantasy WorldIt’s Gavin Newsom’s Democratic partyPress: Gavin Newsom’s master class for Democrats Newsom cements place as star for DemocratsCalifornia could have a $58B budget shortfall, Legislative Analyst's Office saysKamala Harris’s performative scolding of IsraelMathews: Come home, Kamala Harris, and run for governorKamala Harris’
Episode 308: No One Can Hear You, Gentlemen!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCA
Episode 307: California Progressives Eat Their Own
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Florida’s policies could bring a dying California back to lifeDavid Bahnsen vs. Oren Cass debate / National Review InstituteCalifornia Democrats say pro-Palestinian protesters who broke rules will be ‘held accountable’Newsom responded quickly, and very publicly, to L.A. freeway fire but still faces scrutinyTrump said the border wall was unclimbable. But hospitals are full of th
Episode 306: We Offer Thanks . . . and Answers!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow NotesWalter Russell Mead, Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s Warning to Future GenerationsDavid L. Bahnsen, Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life
Episode 305: Hammer and Sicko
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notesFire under 10 Freeway in downtown L.A. upends traffic with no reopening in sightThe Californian WayBefore world leaders arrive, San Francisco races to clean upBiden support down sharply among California voters for first time in presidency, poll showsColumn: Newsom gets no California love for his political ambitions. Maybe he should try elsewhereWill Gavin Newsom wind up as one o
Episode 304: Gavin Newsom’s Nosedive
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Jury convicts FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of fraud charges after historic cryptocurrency collapseJudge finds Eastman culpable for ethics breaches in 2020 bid to keep Trump in power'Surrogates' for Hamas: University regent slams 'appalling' letter from ethnic studies facultyStriking hotel workers in L.A. replaced by unhoused migrants, union officials claimNewsom returns from C
Episode 303: Richmond: The City Never Too Busy to Hate Israel
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Why Parent Notification mattersThe state Department of Ed’s guidance on hiding student “transition plans”Judge's decision adds a new wrinkle to Chino Valley's gender notification policyMost California students fall short of grade-level standards in math and reading, scores show‘Groundhog Day’: Public school staffing is caught in a time loopCalifornia’s teacher shortage is direC
Episode 302: Newsom Raises the Red Lantern
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:“I Sing the Bookstore Electric”Tom McClintock trolls Matt Gaetz (on Twitter)Gavin goes global: Newsom takes a risk on ChinaLaphonza Butler will not run for Feinstein’s Senate seat in 2024California senator's group pledged to return FTX Cash. It funneled millions to pro-abortion group insteadStanford scientist, after decades of study, concludes: We don’t have free willPoverty ra
Episode 301: Walt Disney, Mr. October
Walt Disney founded his eponymous Hollywood studio 100 years ago, in October 1923 -- and suffered through a bankruptcy, legal fights, a nervous breakdown, and violent labor strikes. Will and guest host Lance Christensen talk with lobbyist Chris Micheli about Gavin Newsom’s mad rush to the signing deadline, the Los Angeles Times hit piece on California Policy Center, and the State Bar’s response to a CPC request to disbar Attorney General Rob Bonta. Music by Metalachi.
Episode 300: A Room with a View (of a Homeless Guy Doing His Laundry in the Hotel Pool)
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notesKaren Anderson’s AB 5 notesFreelancers Against AB 5 on FacebookTestimony before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce ProtectionsChip Rogers of American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA)Proposed L.A. homeless policy would deter 72% of Americans from booking hotelsWilson Freeman of Pacific Legal FoundationFighting unconstitutional DEI “loya
Episode 299: Bad News Bearers
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Attack on Israel divides California’s 3 leading candidates for SenateLaphonza Butler on Twitter, Part 1Laphonza Butler on Twitter, Part 2Dems postpone deadline to accommodate a Laphonza Butler Senate campaignGov. Gavin Newsom’s pick to replace Dianne Feinstein has a big hole in her resume | OpinionLaphonza Butler’s Emily’s List spends millions on Kamala harris while laying off
Episode 298: The Butler Did It
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notesOpinion: Dianne Feinstein — the most important woman in the modern history of CaliforniaThe Butler did itDavid Talbot: Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror, and Deliverance in the City of LoveCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes unemployment benefits for striking workersLiberty Justice Center wins battle for doctors’ First Amendment rights as California repeals physician cens
Episode 297: Gavin Newsom Transitions
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow Notes:Fox News announces a Newsom and DeSantis debate in NovemberPresident Joe Biden follows Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lead, creates American Climate CorpsChina climate envoy says phasing out fossil fuels 'unrealistic'Newsom announces climate-focused trip to ChinaNewsom vetoes California bill involving parent's affirmation of child's identity in custody casesGavin Newsom signs California L
Episode 296: Bill-O-Rama 2023!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:What’s behind the nonsensical campaign to replace Biden-Harris in 2024Which bills will Gavin Newsom sign into new California laws?Biggest US pension’s investment boss pushed sports deals before calling it quitsHow Sam Bankman-Fried’s elite parents enabled his crypto empire Bonus track: John ManlyWhy one lawyer worries that California’s student gender policies create a dangerous
Special Episode: Fight the Power! [295]
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:LJC represents the Chino Valley Unified School District to defend it against California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s lawsuitCPC asks state bar to investigation California Attorney General Rob Bonta for misrepresenting law to intimidate school boardLance Christensen: Honesty is the best parental notification policyContact Liberty Justice Center
Episode 294: California’s War on the Family
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:City of Angels’ first name still bedevils historians Gavin Newsom on Biden, Harris and his own presidential run. Here’s what he told ‘Meet the Press’Newsom on ‘Meet the Press’Nancy Pelosi, 83, announces 2024 reelection bidFast food industry calls off fight with California labor in exchange for $20 minimum wageElon Musk and Tesla poised to benefit from ‘highly likely’ UAW strike
Episode 293: How to End the Transgender Madness in California Schools
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Kurtenbach: Cal and Stanford are in the ACC and college football is officially deadSidelined and self-sabotaged: What The Last Politician says about Kamala HarrisCalifornia mom win $100K settlement after school socially transitioned daughter without consentLance Christensen: Honesty is the best parental notification policyTesla’s dirty little secret on California's I-5Gilead Sc
Episode 292: Reedley, Calif., the Giant Slayer
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Rick Reiff: Tinker to Evers to ChanceThe birth of Frank ChanceBaseball's Sad LexiconW.P. Kinsella, The Iowa Baseball ConfederacyMark Moses: California cities support more taxesLong Beach formally opposes ballot measure that could limit ability to add new taxesTaxpayer Protection and Government Accountability ActMark Moses, “The Municipal Financial Crisis: A framework for unders
Episode 291: Toll Troll
Senator Scott Wiener’s bid to raise bridge tolls has inflamed his more radical colleagues -- and reveals Gavin Newsom’s weakness on the budget he claims to master. In other news: Kamala Harris’s latest reputation rehab, LeBron’s experimental public school is an air ball, Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass’s affection for police unions, state lawmakers consider a new tax to support striking workers, and David celebrates the death of the Pac-12. Music by Metalachi.
Episode 290: Pleasure Island
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orglance@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Chino Valley Unified teachers file employment complaint against districtColumn: An unlikely solution to the problems with Harris and FeinsteinGovernor Newsom’s right to safety resolution calling for a Constitutional Amendment introduced in California LegislatureGavin Newsom, activists hold crosstown debate over book bans and transgender student policyWa
Episode 289: Bonfire of the Inanities
A Los Angeles judge was ready to sentence Torey Lanez for shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion when he ran into an obstacle: a new California law that limits evidence of “creative expression” that might harm black defendants. The meaning of a DeSantis/Newsom debate on Fox. LA County health director Barbara Ferrer leveraged her connection to Representative Adam Schiff to silence her critics on Twitter. The Oakland NAACP demands more cops and an end to soft prosecutors. Gavin Newsom signs a
Episode 288: Inside the Tragic Kingdom
David and Will discuss new revelations from the political scandal taking down Anaheim, and consider the impact of the state GOP’s new formula for presidential-delegate selection. China pulls out of the Paris climate agreement, leaving Governor Gavin Newsom naked and afraid. Bonus: Pee-wee Herman’s death reveals a story of heroism. State regulators say there’s no chance they’ll hit Newsom’s climate goals. Representative Kevin Kiley (R., Rocklin) wants to ban sanctuary states and cities. Music by
Episode 287: Roll Up for Kamala Harris’s National Prevarication Tour!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:The wild story of triumph and tragedy behind Tony Bennett’s ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco’‘Come on Barbie, let’s go govern.’ California politicians jump on the ‘Barbie’ bandwagon Newsom on Barbie‘Barbie’ Review: Beyond her KenConservatives are getting Barbie wrongCalifornia Exodus: Once growing rapidly, state population projected to remain the same through 2060Kamala Harris
Episode 286: Spelunking the Internal Contradictions of the Left
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:New evidence may back Menendez brothers’ sexual abuse claims. But can it free them?Media Driving 'Fast Car' off cliffTracy Chapman, “Fast Car”Luke Combs’ cover of “Fast Car”Death threats and pedophilia accusations. How child trafficking took over California’s CapitolThe corporate gig Katie Porter erased from her whiteboardHigh-profile exits spark fears that Hollywood diversity
Episode 285: A Day at the Racists
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCALance Christensen:lance@calpolicycenter.org@LanceLandsShow notes:California’s first governor, Gaspar de PortolaKamala Harris: Bathroom czarWhat Is Kamala Harris trying to say?Vice President Kamala Harris makes history with tie-breaking votes in SenateGavin Newsom wants S.F. to enforce the ‘damn laws.’ What does that mean?Key California Assembly committee blocks bill to make child traffick
Episode 284: Gavin Newsom Goes January 6 on the Supreme Court
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:July 4, 1886: Rube Goldberg, born in San FranciscoGovernor Newsom issues statement on Supreme Court’s decision on anti-discrimination caseCalifornia officials blast Supreme Court’s ‘dangerous and horrifying’ anti-LGBTQ decisionGovernor Newsom condemns Supreme Court’s majority opinion on affirmative actionRep. Barbara Lee: Supreme Court denies affirmative action for everyone but
Episode 283: All the News That Fits
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Teachers' unions behind the Dodger's caving to the radical anti-Christian drag queensIn union votes, 11% can make a majorityLAUSD’s $18.8-billion budget is flush with COVID-19 funds for one more year, but then what?Hackers steal social security numbers, birth dates and more on CalPERS, CalSTRS retireesLA City Council approves first steps toward creating a public bankOakland lan
Episode 282: Get Out!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Biden, in Palo Alto, announces large pot of money in funding to fight climate changeGavin Newsom is quietly prepping for a possible early Feinstein exitColumn: Barbara Boxer warns progressives to back off on Dianne Feinstein or they may be sorryGavin Newsom says Fox News, host Sean Hannity are on a ‘doom loop about California’"Per capita, more Floridians move to California than
Episode 281: Gavin Newsom Still Not Running for President
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:June 13, 1798: Founding of the Mission San Luis Rey de FranciaHow a forgettable UC Berkeley professor named Ted Kaczynski became the UnabomberNewsom proposes 28th AmendmentNewsom claims DeSantis' migrant flights have a 'different spirit,' worse than Biden's in 'Hannity' exclusiveCalifornia bill would classify not affirming child’s transgenderism as ‘child abuse’Calpers plans mu
Episode 280: A Very California Coup
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Robert Kennedy was killed 55 years ago. How should he be remembered? Kidnapping charges for DeSantis? Here’s what experts say about Newsom’s threats over migrant flightsL.A., Long Beach port disruptions continue amid tough contract talksMarin DA’s office reduces charges in church statue vandalism caseGoats grazing to prevent wildfires could lose their jobs due to California lab
Episode 279: Don’t Say 'Skittles'!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Joe Biden finally gets it: Kamala Harris is the key to 2024Feinstein expressed confusion over Kamala Harris presiding over Senate: report Kamala Harris touts launch of $4B research center in Silicon ValleyAt West Point commencement, Kamala Harris says military’s strength lies in diversityOpinion: California teaches Florida and Texas harsh public policy lessonNo, California is n
Episode 278: The Rise of California’s Zombie Cities
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCARick ReiffShow notes:John Wayne’s Birthday, May 26, 1907Chico State to rename Sutter HallUC Berkeley holds segregated graduation ceremony for black students onlyColumn: No shame in this sweep. Lakers battle to the buzzer of inspirational seasonMichael Block sinks hole-in-one as dream PGA Championship continuesDawn Staley and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Brittney Griner back to th
Episode 277: Republicans, Get Your Megaphones!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:What you need to know about the Oakland teacher strikeCalifornia's budget woes continueExpelled Tennessee lawmaker's visit to CA Capitol sparks debate on democracyThe border openedBefore his killing, tech executive Bob Lee led an underground life of sex and drugsLong-dead California lake now ‘looks like the ocean,’ threatens to submerge entire city
Episode 276: It’s Not about the Money
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:The Mussel Slough TragedyNewsom responds to recommendations from California reparations task forceCalifornia reparations recommendations have Newsom between rock and hard placeJobs could be harder to get in California. Is that trouble for the Newsom budget?Oakland teachers strike for climate justiceL.A.’s luxury real estate market freezes, putting ‘mansion tax’ funds in limboSe
Episode 275: New and Improved Gavin Newsom
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orged@edwardring.comFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Infamous San Jose statue of Thomas Fallon is taken downWikipedia Thomas FallonNordstrom to shutter both downtown San Francisco stores, citing difficult conditions Is worst of California banking crisis over?Secretive Su: Biden Admin won’t release records of “transparent” Labor Secretary Nominee Julie SuNewsom slaps down Senate Democrats’ tax hikeBig Tech turns u
Episode 274: How California Got This Way
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:Apr 25, 1923 IWW Port of Los Angeles StrikeFDR on government unionsAmazon delivery drivers in southern California join Teamsters unionRo Khanna endorses Barbara Lee for Senate in CaliforniaLarry Elder, Republican who lost California’s recall election, runs for presidentUpside-down mortgage policyGov. Newsom calls in CA National Guard to help combat SF's ongoing fentanyl crisisS
Episode 273: Let Your Freak Flag Fly First Class!
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:California’s reparations task force could face uphill battle in legislatureDavid Bahnsen: My bid to make JPMorgan less wokeMcConnell vows to block Democrat attempts to remove Feinstein from Judiciary CommitteeNewsom faces push to name Black woman to Senate if Feinstein retiresDon’t count Barbara Lee out of the California senate raceRep. Katie Porter on being "congressmom," new
Episode 272: San Francisco’s Doom Loop
Email Us:dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.comwill@calpolicycenter.orgFollow Us:@DavidBahnsen@WillSwaim@TheRadioFreeCAShow notes:The smearing of Clarence ThomasRed state Democrats have some advice for Gavin NewsomNewsom's real Spring Break begins – at an expensive, members-only Bahamas beach resortNinth Circuit issues scathing rebuke of Lorena GonzalezCalifornia bill requiring school staff to out transgender students to parents effectively deadCalifornia backlog persists on illegal gunsUnion dockworkers